Course Description

This course introduces theories and practices to make music with computers. Students will learn about sound synthesis, digital audio effect, algorithmic composition, and interactive music systems. Throughout the course, they will gain hands-on experience with audio programming languages and develop a broad understanding of diverse applications.

Textbooks

• The Computer Music Tutorial (CMT), Curtis Roads (2nd Edition)

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Schedule

Week	Topics
1	History of Music Technology and Course Introduction [pdf] Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics [pdf] Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 1: History of Digital Audio [CMT] Chapter 2: Basics of Sound Signals [CMT] Chapter 5: History of Digital Sound Synthesis Acoustics and Vibration Animations (Daniel A. Russell)
2	Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics (Cont'd) Digital Audio [pdf] [Python] 01. Digital Audio Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 3: Theory of Sampling [CMT] Chapter 4: Sampling Quantizaiton, Conversion, and Audio Formats
3	Digital Sound Synthesis Overview [pdf] [Python] 02. Basic Sound Synthesis Units [Python] 03. Drum Machine Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 6: WaveTable Lookup Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 7: Time-Varying Waveform Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 8: Software Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 10: Additive Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 14: Subtractive Synthesis [CMT] Chapter 19: Virtual Analog [Homework #1] Making Simple Music from Zero Using Python (Due Sep 24, 11:59 PM)
4	Fourier Series [pdf] [Python] 04. Fourier Series Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 36: Introduction to Spectrum Analysis [CMT] Chapter 37: Spectrum Analysis by Fourier Methods
5	Spectrum Analysis [pdf] Digital Sound Synthesis - Part 2 [pdf] [Python] 05. Spectrum Analysis [Python] 06. Sound Synthesis - Part2 Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 15: Modulation I [CMT] Chapter 16: Modulation II [CMT] Chapter 17: Waveshaping Synthesis
6	[Oct 2] No Class (Chuseok Holiday) Digital Filters [pdf] [Python] 07. Digital Filters Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 28: Digital Filtering [CMT] Chapter 29: Convolution
7	[Oct 9] No Class (National Holiday) Digital Filters (Cont'd) [Homework #2] Recreating the THX Deep Note (Due Oct 29, 11:59 PM)
8	Midterm (Oct 18, 2:30 pm in the classroom)
9	Midterm Review + Special Session: Music Production in the Real World (by Jongsoo Kim) Delay-based Audio Effect [pdf] [Python] 08. Delay-based Audio Effects.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 30: Time Delay Effects [CMT] Chapter 33: Reverberation
10	Delay-based Audio Effect (Cont'd) Pitch Shifting, Time-Scale Modification [pdf] [Python] 09. Time-Scale Modification and Pitch Shifting.ipynb Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 31: Time-Pitch Changing
11	[Nov 6] No Class [Nov 8] Invited Talk: Introduction to Chuck (Soohyun Kim, MS student at Stanford University) Required Video Watching Clint Hoagland's Chuck Tutorial Videos
12	Musical Interfaces and Sequencers [pdf] Digital Sound Synthesis - Part 3 [pdf] [Homework #3] Arpeggiator and Beyond (Due Nov 26, 11:59 PM) Suggested Readings [CMT] Chapter 20: Formant Synthesis
13	AI for Music Making [pdf] [Nov 22] No Class --> Individual Meetings for the Final Project
14	AI for Music Performance [pdf] [Nov 29] No Class (KAIST Admission Interview Day)
15	[Dec 4] Invited Talk: Dr. Taemin Cho (Bandlab) [Dec 6] Project Idea & Progress Presentation
16	[Dec 11] No Class (Preparing for the final project) [Dec 13] Final Project Presentation